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Rep. Leger Fernndez Announces Federal Grant for the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
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WASHINGTON – Representative Teresa Leger Fernández today announced that the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps will receive a $907,184 grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and community volunteerism. House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fernndez, Young, Cole, Davids STOP Act
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids’ (D-Kan.) STOP Act. Rep. Leger Fernndez Announces Congressional Art Competition Winners
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández announced the 2021 Congressional Art Competition winners for New Mexico’s 3rd congressional district. Rep. Leger Fernndez Statement on Violence in Israel, Gaza
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WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández released the following statement in response to the violence in Israel and Gaza WATCH: Leger Fernndez Talks Impact of Expanded and Improved Child Tax Credit
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Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández joined NM Voices for Children, Mora Independent School District Head Start Coordinator, and Shanci Salazar, a single mother and Jicarilla Apache Tribal member to talk about the impact the expanded Child Tax Credit will have on New Mexico’s families. The group discussed how important it is for families that the payments will come on a… Rep. Leger Fernndez Secures USDA Commitment To Work To End Lunch Shaming and Improve Tribal Nutrition Programs
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WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández secured USDA’s commitment to review its policies around lunch shaming in order to strengthen protections for children during today’s Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee hearing. Rep. Leger Fernndez Announces Nearly $143 Million for Local Colleges, Universities, and Students
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Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández announced nearly $143 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. “I’ve spent the last two weeks meeting with our local colleges and universities to discuss their needs as we work to get through the pandemic. I am inspired… Reps. Leger Fernndez and Lieu Introduce the 21st Century Federal Writers Project Act
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced legislation that would create a new grant program administered by the Department of Labor to hire America’s unemployed and underemployed journalists and writers to document the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Rep. Leger Fernndez Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Safeguard Tribal Items
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking Tribal cultural patrimony Rep. Leger Fernndez Statement on President Bidens Address to a Joint Session of Congress
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Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement following President Biden’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress: “I came to Congress to serve our beloved communities knowing the gravity of the complex issues New Mexican families face. Our work can mean the difference between food on the table or going hungry; homelessness or a home;… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
